Swather or sickle-bar head.



fda ted to be detohb1y Secufed to the underside of the Tunner iS Shoe 26, Which iS fofIIleCl pfefembly of a Single iece of Steel. The fofWofd end of the Shoe iS provided vith iI1 fd1ySlonting sideS 27, vhiCh teITninte in an oblong extension 28. The extension 28 iS adapted to be aSSed into t he Slot 5 until the Slonting edgeS of the Shoe engge the SideS of the Slot. The other end of the shoe iS bent 11 veftio1ly, as Lt 29, and ado ted t0 t U Close ginSt the tLIfIleC1-11 oftion 6of the fnnner. The vof ticol )oftion 29 of the shoe is fovided vith peffofotionS 30 vhioh 1Ie ada ted to feg iStef vith offorationS forII1ed in the tUrned- LI )0rti0n 6 of the TUnner, 50 that the two Can be ClaIn ed seouroly togethef by lTleanS of boltS 31. LS Shovn, the Shoe iS fefef ably of Width greter than that of the fLlIlIler, in ofdef that L broad beafin lnay be SecHTed, 2tI1Cl further, thot the funnef Inay be St fengthened and I1ot SUbjeoted to Tveor, of inUry, ffoln obStrLIctionS. ()fdinorily, aS the shoo fvill be the only )oftioI1 of the Svvother vorn olIt or in11I'e(1, it oan be thfovn aTvay and o IleW one SUbStitLlted thefefof ot but a SIIlall oost.

What I olainl is:

SWather ooIn fiSing o Sheet Inet1 Svthof bord hoving veftio1 oftion and a poftion extending at fight ngles theTeto and forn1ing a fUnnef, SIid funnef poftion being )Tovide(1 vith o troIlSvefse Slot ELTld hving itS reor end extending llpfvaTdly 1ong the side of the vertioo1 ortion ond in engageInent thereWith in con1bination fvith Shoe con )fiSing a Stfip of 1T1etl hoving itS for ord end feduced to forn1 tongne, Said tongUe being iI1Sefted frolT1 beneath throUgh the S10t in the rnnner, t l1e portion of Said tongLle extending throngh the Slot lying fl1t on to of Said funner Whereby the fer end of Said Shoo II1tlSt bo lnoved dOWnward to erInit the WithdrWal of Said tongne, the feor )ortion of Said Shoe being bent U rdly ond l iIlg agoinSt the U Wafdly eXtending oftion of the fUnnef, nd boltS aSSing throngh Said npWardly extending ortions to SeoLlre the shoe and funner togethof ot the feaf and to fevent the dovnVrd Inovenent of the foaI end of SaiCI Shoe and tl1e vithdrva1 of the toI1gLIe fron1 the S10f.

In teStiInony WhefeOf I hereUnto Lff Ix Iny Signoture in reSence of tvo f itIleSSeS.

ALLEN IoNEY.

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